University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Section-A : Genetics and cytogenetics -- (I) Genetics -- Introduction and brief history -- Mendel's principles of inheritance -- Epistasis, penetrance and expressivity -- Sex determination and sex linkage -- Cytoplasmic inheritance -- Alleles and genes -- Genetic material (DNA and RNA) -- Gene action and genetic code -- Protein synthesis and gene expression -- Mutations -- Population genetics -- Plant tissue culture and somatic hybridization -- (II) Cytogenetics -- Cell organelles -- Cell division -- Chromosome architecture -- Linkage and crossing over -- Variations in chromosome structure -- Variations in chromosome number -- Section-B : Quantitative genetics -- Introduction and brief history -- Correlation, path coefficient and discriminant function -- Diallel, partial diallel and line tester cross -- Generation means biparental mating and triple test cross -- Adaptation and stability analysis -- Heritability and combining ability breeding value -- Section-C : Plant breeding -- Definition and brief history -- Crop breeding centres -- Crop genetic resources -- Crop biodiversity and Indian legislation -- Reproduction and pollination methods -- Mating systems -- Self incompatibility -- Male sterility -- Breeding methods: Autogamous crops -- Breeding methods: Allogamous crops and asexually propagated crops -- Heterosis and hybrid varieties -- Distant hybridization -- Breeding for disease and insect resistance -- Ideotype breeding -- Breeding for quality traits -- Breeding for multiple cropping systems -- Seed production techniques -- Indian seeds Act 2004 -- Protection of plant varieties and farmers rights Act 2001 -- Plant breeders rights -- Farmers rights -- Geographical indication -- Introductory statistics -- Introduction to computers.